Rank your favorite "Grunge" Bands...

[BigZiti09]

This, pretty much in the same order.

I'd add Screaming Trees as an honorable mention, and mention Mad Season and Temple of the Dog.

Thought about temple of the dog. They had two really awesome songs. But other than that, meh. So I don’t add them.

Surprised at how many love AIC. I wasn’t into them as much in the 90’s. I liked them but they weren’t my favorite. Really got into them around the time of Lanes death.

 

[volfanbill]

Thought about temple of the dog. They had two really awesome songs. But other than that, meh. So I don’t add them.

Surprised at how many love AIC. I wasn’t into them as much in the 90’s. I liked them but they weren’t my favorite. Really got into them around the time of Lanes death.

I’ve never understood the love for them at all

 

[Regulator]

I’d list Foo Fighters as an alternative rock band, along with Weezer, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Blink-182, The Offspring, etc.

Anybody mention Audioslave?

 

[volfanbill]

I’d list Foo Fighters as an alternative rock band, along with Weezer, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Blink-182, The Offspring, etc.

Anybody mention Audioslave?

Are you implying grunge and alternative rock are different or the same?

 

[Regulator]

Are you implying grunge and alternative rock are different or the same?

Different. Grunge has a rougher, harder edge. JMO.

 

[Regulator]

Are you implying grunge and alternative rock are different or the same?

Maybe it would make more sense to say that grunge is a subset of alternative rock.

 

[volfanbill]

Maybe it would make more sense to say that grunge is a subset of alternative rock.

I agree with this. But I wouldn’t place Audioslave in grunge either. I looked up “grunge” though and there are no set in stones parameters and most artists hate the label anyway.

 

[Regulator]

I agree with this. But I wouldn’t place Audioslave in grunge either. I looked up “grunge” though and there are no set in stones parameters and most artists hate the label anyway.

Audioslave is a bit of a tweener. Very similar to Soundgarden, due to Chris Cornell, but a mellower sound. Maybe some influence from the RAtM guys, and I definitely wouldn’t consider RAtM to be grunge. They’re not really alternative either. Kind of a rock/rap mashup.

 

[vols_fan_68]

STP in Knoxville May 2. Obviously with a different lead singer.

He sounds very similar to Scott Weiland, check out their new stuff.

 

[BenGrimm]

Nirvana/Alice in Chains
Pearl Jam
STP
Soundgarden
The Presidents of the United States of America
Mudhoney

Took way too long for Mudhoney to make this thread.

Personally I never cared for AiC, STP or Soundgarden. They always seemed to be more redneck grunge to me.

Nirvana’s best album is Unplugged.

 

[Boston Vol]

1. Nirvana
2. Pearl Jam
3. AIC
4. The Melvins
5. Soundgarden

 

[Roustabout]

I’d list Foo Fighters as an alternative rock band, along with Weezer, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Blink-182, The Offspring, etc.

Anybody mention Audioslave?

Since it was a collaboration and many years after the grunge movement, I don't know if I'd categorize them.

RATM definitely wasn't grunge, and Cornell was.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Took way too long for Mudhoney to make this thread.

Personally I never cared for AiC, STP or Soundgarden. They always seemed to be more redneck grunge to me.

Nirvana’s best album is Unplugged.

Not really sure what that even means.

I've always considered AiC as more classic metal than grunge, and they themselves consider themselves metal.

STP's first album was the only one I consider grunge at all, everything after was more just rock.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Yeah, Jane's, Pixies and Faith No More.

Whoa whoa..someone listed Faith No More?? :birgits_giggle:

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Lol it's a repeated rearrangement of the same six bands.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

The only two grunge band's I cared for were AIC and Silverchair.

 

[allvol123]

He sounds very similar to Scott Weiland, check out their new stuff.

Good to know. Looking forward to the show. Small venue music is so much better than arena or stadium.

 

[BenGrimm]

Not really sure what that even means.

I've always considered AiC as more classic metal than grunge, and they themselves consider themselves metal.

STP's first album was the only one I consider grunge at all, everything after was more just rock.

Most of the people I knew that were big fans tended to be pretty red. I’m sure that is anecdotal but it’s the impression that was left on me. I just never got into them.

 

[Stoked]

So we can come to the conclusion that AIC is the best grunge band? lol

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Good to know. Looking forward to the show. Small venue music is so much better than arena or stadium.

Here is him performing Vasoline with them live:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2JGU7YtdaQ[/youtube]

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

1) Neil Young & CH
2) Black Sabbath
3) Pearl Jam
4) BH Surfers
5) STP
6) MC5

 

[BenGrimm]

1) Neil Young & CH
2) Black Sabbath
3) Pearl Jam
4) BH Surfers
5) STP
6) MC5

Black Sabbath as grunge?

 

[bignewt]

I'd list the Foo Fighters in the most generic rock bands of all time category.

1. Pearl Jam
2. STP
3. Nirvana

 

[BigZiti09]

Black Sabbath as grunge?

It's Thunder Good Oil. If you knew his posting history you'd understand. Just roll with it.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Early BS with Ozzie. Iron Man has all of the elements. More than 20 years before Aberdeen was a thing. Listen to Mike McCready's outro on Alive during the early 90s tour. Recognize what he's paying homage to?